party

party — par·ty n pl parties 1 a: one (as a person, group, or entity) constituting alone or with others one of the sides of a proceeding, transaction, or agreement the parties to a contract a person who signed the instrument as a party to the instrument… …   Law dictionary

Party — Par ty (p[aum]r t[y^]), n.; pl. {Parties} (p[aum]r t[i^]z). [F. parti and partie, fr. F. partir to part, divide, L. partire, partiri. See {Part}, v.] 1. A part or portion. [Obs.] The most party of the time. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 2. A number of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

party — n. m. (Québec) d1./d Fête. Party de famille, de bureau. Party d huîtres, de hot dogs, où l on mange des huîtres, des hot dogs. d2./d Loc. Fam. De party: qui aime faire la fête, qui met de l ambiance dans un party (sens 1). Une fille de party.… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

party — [pärt′ē] n. pl. parties [ME partie < OFr < partir, to divide < L partiri < pars,PART1] 1. a group of people working together to establish or promote particular theories or principles of government which they hold in common; esp., an… …   English World dictionary

party — ► NOUN (pl. parties) 1) a social gathering of invited guests. 2) a formally organized political group that puts forward candidates for local or national office. 3) a group of people taking part in an activity or trip. 4) a person or group forming …   English terms dictionary

Party — Par ty, a. [F. parti divided, fr. partir to divide. See {Part}, v., and cf. {Partite}.] 1. (Her.) Parted or divided, as in the direction or form of one of the ordinaries; as, an escutcheon party per pale. [1913 Webster] 2. Partial; favoring one… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

Party — Sf gesellige Feier erw. fremd. Erkennbar fremd (20. Jh.) Entlehnung. Entlehnt aus ne. party, dieses aus frz. partie mit ähnlicher Bedeutungsspezialisierung wie bei Landpartie usw.    Ebenso nndl. party, nschw. party, nnorw. party. ✎ Rey… …   Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache

party — [n1] social gathering affair, amusement, at home*, ball, banquet, barbecue, bash*, blowout*, carousal, carousing*, celebration, cocktails, coffee klatch, coming out, dinner, diversion*, do*, entertainment, feast, festive occasion, festivity, fete …   New thesaurus

Party 7 — Données clés Réalisation Katsuhito Ishii Scénario Katsuhito Ishii Acteurs principaux Masatoshi Nagase Keisuke Horibe Yoshinori Okada Pays d’origine …   Wikipédia en Français

party — party; coun·ter·party; mul·ti·party; party·er; …   English syllables

party — occurs in informal and jocular contexts as a synonym for ‘person’: • June had taken Imogen from her ‘what a stout little party’ and settled down for the interview with Imogen on her knee Joanna Trollope, 1990. This usage is an affectation derived …   Modern English usage